قَرْنَبِيط
qarnabīṭmasculine
The English word cauliflower is قَرْنَبِيط (qarnabīṭ) in Arabic. Wiktionary also lists قُنَّبِيط (qunnabīṭ).
Meaning: vegetable (noun)
Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| قَرْنَبِيط | qarnabīṭ | masculine |
| قُنَّبِيط | qunnabīṭ | masculine |
Both قَرْنَبِيط and قُنَّبِيط are used to refer to the vegetable cauliflower.
Which one should you use?
قَرْنَبِيط and قُنَّبِيط are both used to mean cauliflower, with the latter being a common dialectal variation.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Egyptians use the term Karnabeet to express cauliflower in a casual setting.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word قَرْنَبِيط is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
qarnabīṭ
Did you know?
- If you are in a Lebanese market, you might hear people refer to cauliflower as زهرة, which literally translates to 'flower'.
- In Egypt, fried cauliflower is treated as a popular 'street food' rather than just a side dish for home cooking.
- While the word for cauliflower is قَرْنَبِيط, it is unrelated to the Arabic word for 'horn', which is قَرْن (qarn), despite the visual similarity in the first three letters.
Examples in context
- أُرِيدُ شِرَاءَ قَرْنَبِيطٍ طَازَجٍ.urīdu shirā'a qarnabīṭin ṭāzaj.I want to buy fresh cauliflower.
- هَلْ يُوجَدُ قَرْنَبِيطٌ فِي الثَّلَّاجَةِ؟hal yūjadu qarnabīṭun fī al-thallājah?Is there cauliflower in the fridge?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cauliflower” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
